Plastic recycling headlines by topic
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Agricultural plastics
- Ag plastics recycling effort to kick off in Maine
- Virgin PP producer moves deeper into recycling
- PCR demand plays into ag plastics acquisition
Asia
- Plastic industry’s $1B waste effort begins to outline projects
- Ocean plastics venture announces first investments
- South Korea to enact plastic import restrictions
Brand owners
- Plastic industry’s $1B waste effort begins to outline projects
- Brand owner Campbell’s sets recycling targets
- Ocean plastics venture announces first investments
Canada
- Packaging EPR on the way in another Canadian province
- Deposits double for many drinks in British Columbia
- Report finds some PE bales went to trash, not recycling
Challenging materials
- City finds alternative market for EnergyBag plastics
- Report surveys limited landscape of wind blade recycling
- Plastics takeaways from TerraCycle’s earnings report
Collection
- Plastics recycling entities largely deemed ‘essential’
- Plastics collection cuts prompt supply concerns
- In Our Opinion: Consider nuance in recent labeling changes
Container deposits
- One state moves to restart container deposit program
- International embrace
- COVID-19 damages supply chain for deposit plastic
Courts/lawsuits
- Authorities hit processor with felony environmental charges
- California accuses CVS of breaking bottle deposit rules
- Lead contamination case involves plastics recycling firm
EPR/stewardship
- In Our Opinion: Undoing plastic bans is risky business
- CARE says it will help out struggling carpet recyclers
- How packaging EPR could take shape in Oregon
Europe
- EU group: Markets are crippling reclaimers
- Here’s a method to mitigate EVOH impacts in recycling
- Dispatches from Europe: Trying to define ‘single-use plastic’
Exports
- Scrap plastic exports are dropping again this year
- Country lockdowns bring ‘unprecedented implications’
- South Korea to enact plastic import restrictions
Film
- Unifi, Trex and Greystone describe business conditions
- Plastic bags continue to complicate curbside recycling
- Pause on bag law is a hit to some recyclers
HDPE
- Unifi, Trex and Greystone describe business conditions
- Here’s a method to mitigate EVOH impacts in recycling
- COVID-19 shifts supply and demand for KW Plastics
Industry groups
- Plastic industry’s $1B waste effort begins to outline projects
- Feds publish virus safety guidance for waste industry
- Plastic bags continue to complicate curbside recycling
LDPE
- Ag plastics recycling effort to kick off in Maine
- Avangard to build three $30 million film facilities next year
- Here’s who recently received FDA recycling letters
Legislation
- Pause on bag law is a hit to some recyclers
- Some recycling firms score paycheck loans; others strike out
- COVID-19 fallout prompts veto of recycled-content bill
Marine debris
- A look at recycling’s role in preventing ocean pollution
- Plastic industry’s $1B waste effort begins to outline projects
- Ocean plastics venture announces first investments
Markets
- Plastics processors grapple with drops in pricing and demand
- EU group: Markets are crippling reclaimers
- Unifi, Trex and Greystone describe business conditions
Opinion
- In Our Opinion: Undoing plastic bans is risky business
- Editor’s Analysis: The collateral damage in ‘Plastic Wars’
- Dispatches from Europe: Trying to define ‘single-use plastic’
PET
- Slipping through the cracks
- Unifi, Trex and Greystone describe business conditions
- Virgin PET giant to upgrade Midwest recycling plant
PP
- How a molder uses ocean plastics in flower pots
- In Our Opinion: Consider nuance in recent labeling changes
- Group looks to build ‘critical mass’ around PP recovery
Processors
- Authorities hit processor with felony environmental charges
- Domestic e-plastics processor gears up for production
- Reclaimer in Focus: Revolution
PS
- Novolex brand begins using recycled PS in cutlery
- Scientists find new market for EPS: paint
- Acquisition brings polyolefin reclaimers under same umbrella
PVC
- Recycled plastic end markets expand
- Where exports displaced from China are finding a home
- Project recycles 10 tons of PVC gift cards
Research
- A look at recycling’s role in preventing ocean pollution
- Feds to fund scrap plastic liquefaction tech
- Plastic bags continue to complicate curbside recycling
Rigid plastics
- Manufacturer of recycled HDPE lumber acquires rival
- How a domestic outlet for bulky rigids was born
- Plastic recycled-content bills move ahead in Washington